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WTC Newsletter PHOTO BY JANET YEE WTC Officers See page 6 for contact info Graduations! WTC October 16-17 / Sat-Sun WTC October 23-24 / Sat-Sun WTC Tom McDonnell Chair & Outings O / WTC Graduation for West LA O / WTC Graduation for Orange County …at Harwood Lodge, Mt Baldy in the Angeles National …at Indian Cove Campground, Joshua Tree National Susan Richmond Registrar Forest. Car camp.Possible local trail and/or cross country Park. Car camp. Possible local trail and/or cross country day hikes. Sun Graduation Ceremony. Please car-pool as day hikes.Sat evening Graduation Ceremony.Please car- Long Beach parking is limited. Contact your WTC group leader for pool as parking is limited.Contact your WTC group leader Richard Boardman details. for details. Chair October 23-24 / Sat-Sun WTC October 30-31 / Sat-Sun NEW DATE! WTC Mike Adams O / WTC Graduation for San Gabriel Valley O / WTC Graduation for Long Beach – South Bay Outings …at Indian Cove Campground, Joshua Tree National …at Sheep Pass Campground Joshua Tree National Park. Jean Konnoff Park. Car camp. Possible local trail and/or cross country Car camp. Possible local trail and/or cross country day Registrar day hikes.Sat evening Graduation Ceremony.Please car- hikes.Sat evening Graduation Ceremony.Please car-pool pool as parking is limited.Contact your WTC group leader as parking is limited. Contact your WTC group leader for Orange County for details. details. Cheryl Gill Chair Tom McDonnell Outings Trail Card Mania! Ed Morente Got your supply of hiker-friendly WTC Trail Cards? Here’s a great Registrar way to introduce WTC to friends, acquaintances, fellow workers, San Gabriel Valley fellow hikers, fellow fellows… bequeath them a WTC Trail Card Patrick McKusky that includes a brief description of the course, your name (so you Chair can get credit that’s probably good for something in some Maria Roa afterlife), and a handy list from the great script of D.W. Griffith’s classic Outings film,“The Ten Essentials.” Ann Bittner So don’t delay – contact your Group or Section leader, or grab a handful Registrar at graduation.Remember: don’t leave camp without ‘em! West Los Angeles Jane Simpson Chair Trips Headline Deadlines Susan Richmond Outings Liability Waiver Notice To participate in a Sierra Club out- For publication in the Larry McKinley ing,you will need to sign a liability waiver.To see a copy of this Winter 2005 WTC Newsletter: Registrar waiver prior to attending the outing, please see www.sierra- November 23 Last day to submit restricted outings to club.org/outings/chapter/forms the Outings Chair. Transportation Notice In the interests of facilitating the December 7 Last day to submit non-restricted The WTC Newsletter is published logistics of some outings,it is customary that participants make outings to quarterly for students and staff of voluntary carpooling arrangements. The Sierra Club does not Area Outings Coordinators. the Wilderness Training Committee have insurance for carpooling arrangements and assumes no December 14 Last day for Outings Coordinators to and delivered via U.S.Mail or liability for them.Carpooling,ride sharing or anything similar is submit write-ups to the Outings Chair. distributed at class sites.It’s also strictly a private arrangement among participants. Participants December 21 Last day for all WTC Newsletter available in color the WTC website: assume the risks associated with this travel. www.angeles.sierraclub.org/wtc submissions. as a download in PDF format. All questions,copy and photo submissions should be directed to Edd Ruskowitz,WTC Newsletter Editor at (714) 564-9130, or Brian Reynolds, 1973-2004 emailed to [email protected] page 10 WTC Info Line 310-967-2029 Page 2 www.angeles.sierraclub.org/wtc November 13 / Sat WTC I / Eagle Mtn #1 (5,350’) Experience Outings Sat hike Eagle Mountain #1 in Joshua Tree NP starting from the Lost Palms trailhead near the Cottonwood Springs campground. This cross-country route October 2-3 / Sat-Sun WTC includes a boulder scramble up a steep ridge to reach the summit.Strenuous 9 I / Last Chance Backpack to Tahquitz Peak (8846') mi rt, 2400’ gain, moderately paced hike. Comfort with class 2 rock required. This is your last chance to graduate WTC! Sat backpack,3.5 mi 1600' gain,from Car camp recommended Friday night. Send email/2 sase, conditioning/expe- Humber Park in Idyllwild to Tahquitz Valley and set up camp.Then dayhike to rience,H&W phones,rideshare info to Ldr:Melissa Kane.Asst:Dave Coplen. the summit of Tahquitz Pk Sat afternoon & return to camp.Sun hike to Skunk November 20-21 / Sat-Sun Desert Peaks, WTC Cabbage Mdws and Red Tahquitz Pk,return to camp and pack out.Must carry I / Black Butte (4504'), Orocopia Mtn (3815') all the water you need for the weekend. (Sorry!) WTC or equivalent required. Join us for 2 fun relatively close desert peaks. Sat climb Black Butte from Send sase/email, resume of conditioning & experience, H&W phones & Bradshaw Trail Rd,7 mi,1800' gain.Sat night potluck and happy hour at camp. rideshare info to Ldr:Georgette Rieck.Co-Ldr:Jason Lynch. Sun climb Orocopia from Pinto Rod, 6 mi, 1400' gain. Contact Ldrs: Patty October 2-3 / Sat-Sun WTC, Long Beach Rambert,Virgil Popescu. I / Quail Mtn (5,813') November 20-21 / Sat-Sun HPS, WTC, SSSOC, OCSS Backpack in beautiful Joshua Tree National Park.Sat hike 5 mi with easy gain I / Mount Inspiration (5560'), Quail Mountain (5800') to Juniper Flats and set up camp.Continue xc 2 mi hike 1000’gain to the high- Here's a chance to climb Inspiration by a more interesting route and camp in est peak in the park with stunning views all around and even a chance to see the desert in Joshua Tree, too. On Saturday we'll backpack in about 4 miles, Big Horn Sheep. Dry camp – you must carry all the water you need. Sun hike with a mere 444' of gain,to Juniper Flats and set up camp.Then it's off to find out,followed by optional tour of unique Samuelson’s Rocks on the way out of Inspiration from the west, 10 miles r.t. and 1200' of gain on trail and cross- the park. Send sase/email (preferred), H&W phones, recent conditioning/hik- country.On Sunday we'll set off cross-country on a 4 mile r.t.,1000' gain jaunt ing experience to Ldr:Kristen Mahaffey.Asst:Janet Yee. to Quail, return to camp, and backpack out. Send e-mail (preferred) or sase, October 9-10 / Sat-Sun WTC with recent hiking and backpacking experience, H&W phones to Leader:Greg I / San Jacinto (10,804'), Cornell (9,721') De Hoogh.Asst:Cheryl Gill Sat backpack 6 mi,3300' gain,from Humber Park to Round Valley;climb Cornell November 21 / Sun WTC to lunch ledge.Sun climb San Jacinto 1700’gain.Hike out.Send 2 sase,resume O / Inspiration Point (4520’) with recent experience & conditioning, H&W phones to Ldr: Mike Bolde.Asst. Learn about the Wilderness Travel Course on hike to Inspiration Point.Easy to Pat Johantgen. moderate paced 8 mile rt, 2600' gain hike up Castle Canyon passing historic October 9-10 / Sat-Sun PVSB, Natural Sciences, WTC Echo Mountain and on to Inspiration Point. Return via the Sam Merrill trail. M / Moses Mtn (9331’), North Maggie Mtn (10,234’) Meet some of our leaders and staff on introductory WTC conditioning hike. Join us on this late season backpack to the Mineral King area.Backpack 3 mile, Meet 8:30 am, top of Lake Avenue in Altadena. Bring minimum 2qts water, 1000’gain to camp,then climb N.Maggie.Sun,climb Moses and out.Take time lunch and lug soles.Rain cancels.Ldr:Ted Slap.Asst:Jane Simpson. to learn from our naturalist about the fauna and flora.Send email (preferable) December 4-5 / Sat-Sun WTC or sase to Ldr:Barry Holchin.Asst:Kent Schwitkis.Naturalist:Sherry Ross. I / Quail Mtn (5813’), Ryan Mtn (5457’) Joshua Tree NP weekend.Sat day-hike Ryan as warm up,1100’gain,3 mi rt on trail. Car camp or motel.Sun hike Quail Mtn from Hidden Valley,10 mi rt,1750’ Outings of Interest gain,all cross-country.Send email or sase with experience,condition,address, Most WTC students should find these outings within their abilities. H&W phones to Ldr:Chi A.Choi. Asst:George Denny. Unfortunately, these trips do not qualify for WTC graduation; January 8 / Sat Wilderness Adventures, WTC they’re just really, really interesting. I / 2nd Annual Frazier Park Area Snowshoe Hike October 16 / Sat Wilderness Adventures, WTC Break out your snowshoes for winter snow play on moderately paced snow- shoe hike on road, trail and cross-country in Frazier Park/Los Padres NF. Last I / Wonderland of Rocks Traverse in Joshua Tree NP year Tecuyah Mt, this year Tecuyah again or something new. Maximum gain You've done the map exercise in class, but have you ever wanted to find out 3000' and less than 10 mi rt. Open to beginning snowshoers who possess what the hike to Willow Hole is really like? Join us for this 6+ mi, 1000' gain mountain hiking experience,as well as to experienced snowshoers.Rain or no- moderately strenuous xc hike with lots of Class 2 bouldering.Start and end at snow postpones. Send email/sase, experience and carpool info to Ldr: Bill Indian Cove Campground in Joshua Tree NP.Visit Rattlesnake Cyn and Willow Valentine. Co-Leaders:Jane Simpson,Dave Coplen. Hole along way.Optional car camp Sat night at Indian Cove.Send email,2 sase, recent hiking/conditioning experience,H&W phones,rideshare info,interest in January 8-9 / Sat-Sun WTC car camp to Ldr:Brent Costello.Asst:Jason Lynch.
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